Hands on with tvOS 18 beta, MagSafe travel chargers, & new HomePod on HomeKit Insider

HomeKit Insider Podcast On this episode of the HomeKit Insider Podcast, we hit the latest drops in the smart home space, including new sensors and an updated HomePod as well as cover the changes in tvOS 18. This week was full of smart home news and several new product launches. Before getting into the week's…

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Apple’s move to RCS takes its first casualty: Samsung Messages

For as long as Galaxy phones have been a thing, Samsung has been trying to make its own apps the preferred choice for users. However, the launch of RCS on the iPhone appears to have ended the dream for at least one of Samsung’s homegrown apps. According to a community note Samsung (spotted by Max…

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Steve Jobs’ vision from 25 years ago makes more sense now than it ever did

Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a Monday morning cup of coffee or tea, but it’s cool if you want to give it a read during lunch…

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The latest iPhone SE 4 rumor claims Apple now wants to make a budget iPhone 16

In an unexpected twist, next year’s iPhone SE 4 will reportedly be based on the chassis of the iPhone 16, which hasn’t even launched yet. Apple’s previous (and current) budget SE phones have used older designs and technology to keep costs down, so this would be a major surprise. The prediction comes from what appears…

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Intel Addresses Desktop Raptor Lake Instability Issues: Faults Excessive Voltage from Microcode, Fix Coming in August

In what started last year as a handful of reports about instability with Intel's Raptor Lake desktop chips has, over the last several months, grown into a much larger saga. Facing their biggest client chip instability impediment in decades, Intel has been under increasing pressure to figure out the root cause of the issue and…

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At a glanceExpert's Rating ProsIt provides a wide range of handy tools that work reliablyIt has an intuitive user interface that is easy to graspIt is well-optimized and runs swiftly / Its Mac version offers flexible pricingConsThe mobile version doesn’t offer a one-time purchase optionIt’s unavailable on Android and Windows devicesOur VerdictWhile Adobe Acrobat offers…

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Apple may shift prices upward for the iPhone 17 with a new ‘Slim’ model and ProMotion for all

We’re just a couple of months away from the launch of the iPhone 16, the first iPhone built with Apple Intelligence in mind, but the latest rumors suggest this won’t be the phone to buy—it’ll be the next one. We’ve already heard reports that the iPhone 17 will be a huge upgrade and now a…

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iPhone SE 4: Everything you need to know about Apple’s next budget phone

Apple updated its entry-level iPhone in March 2022, adding a few nips and tucks here and there along with a quiet price increase. It kept the Home button and small form factor that appeals to some, but the aging design and minimal upgrades meant the new iPhone SE was coolly received by the masses, with…

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